EdSource stories tagged with:
Trauma
August 6, 2020
Alternative schools’ ‘relentless’ fight to keep track of students during pandemic
Teachers are working long hours to engage students who are most likely to drop out during campus closures.
Carolyn Jones
July 13, 2020
7 things teachers can do to address student trauma – especially during distance learning
Trauma-informed approach to learning will make return to school more successful for students and teachers.
Caprice Young
May 19, 2020
New federal campus sexual harassment rules strive for balance
Instead of fixating on grievances against the new regulations, it is time to direct energy toward improving their application.
Liz Paris
November 20, 2019
Schools keep hiring counselors, but students’ stress levels are only growing
Shootings, fires and social media have left students stressed and anxious. Counselors say it’s hard to keep up.
Carolyn Jones
October 3, 2019
Child care providers in California learn how to help children who have experienced trauma
The classes are part of a state program to help children in foster care find and enroll in child care programs.
Zaidee Stavely
June 25, 2019
California wants to find out if you — or your kids — have experienced trauma
The questions on the children’s survey focus on experiences that range from sexual and physical abuse to parents separating or getting a divorce.
Zaidee Stavely
March 27, 2019
Q&A: California’s first-ever surgeon general on her plans to tackle toxic stress in children
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician who Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed in January, is recognized as a pioneer in the study of how adverse childhood experiences affect brain development and life-long health.
David Washburn
January 15, 2019
Trauma in Paradise: A California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire
As students and educators in and around the town of Paradise begin a new semester, just two months since the deadliest wildfire in California history, they are carrying with them levels of trauma that will certainly impact their ability to learn and teach, experts say.
David Washburn
December 20, 2018
Paradise High seniors lost almost everything in Camp Fire, but are determined to salvage their final year
Community organizations, businesses and individuals from throughout the state are raising funds to ensure the senior class has a prom, senior trip and other events.
Diana Lambert
June 12, 2018
Why California’s rural areas are seeing a surge in homeless youth
Wildfires, floods and soaring housing costs have left thousands of families homeless in outlying areas of the state.
Carolyn Jones
May 16, 2018
The art of engagement: classroom management now matters more in teacher training
The current era of discipline reform in California is putting greater emphasis on an aspect of teaching that has long gotten the short shrift in teacher credentialing programs.
David Washburn
April 25, 2018
Abuse, violence common among LGBT homeless youth, study finds
A new national survey reveals a complex trajectory of how LGBT youth become homeless.
Carolyn Jones
September 26, 2017
Addressing early childhood trauma requires shift in policy, more training for teachers
A coalition of California-based agencies and advocacy groups teamed up to raise awareness about the impact of early childhood trauma and to push for change in education and health policy.
Ashley Hopkinson
May 31, 2017
Few programs prepared to help traumatized infants and toddlers, report finds
Despite the prevalence of childhood trauma, few early education programs are prepared to help the more than 35 million children in the country who have experienced trauma, researchers say.